The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-09-23
A DAY OF DISASTER.


buque, Ia.-Five Men Killed-Trainmen
Badly Injured by the Explosion of Sew
eral Carloads of Dynamite in Penn
sylyania-Tlnree Persons Drowned in
Lake Geneva, Wis.--Other Fatal Occur
rences.
DEATH IN FOG.
DUBUQUE, Ia, Sept 20-A horrible acct
dent on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
railroad. twelve miles north of this city,
took place about half-past five yesterday
morning. The north and south bound pass
enger trains collided at full speed Five
persons were killed outright and many in
iured.
A later dispatch gives the following list of
killed:
Charles Fales, of Dubuque, engineer of south
ern-bound train; instantly killed. Arm Rich
mond, his fireman; also killed outright Elmer
Winchester, of Dubuque, engineer north
bound train, was living when picked out of
wreck, with left leg cut of right leg broken,
skull broken and face horribly mutilated He
was conveyed home, where he died few min
utes later. Cummings, of Dubuque fireman on
Winchester's engine, had both legs broken and
head horribly mangled; he died about noon.
John Penerty, Milwaukee, brakeman, instantly
killed
Among the injured are:
| j. O'Briea, Dubuque, express messenger on
south bound train; injured in groin and hip.
His recovery doubtful. Robert Mumma,
Dubuque, brakeman; injured inter-
nally possibly seriously. Richard
| Wright, Holy Cross, passenger on
south bound train, badly injured IN spine,
shoulders, right thigh, and ankle M L.
Sweeney, Holey Cross, passenger, hand in
| lured.
James Hurley and r. t, Nicholson mail
agents on the north-bound train were at
| tending to their duties when the collision oc-
Cured Their car was thrown down steep
embankment and landed on the side, fol-
lowed bpthe tender of the engine. The car
was crushed into splinters, but both Hurley
| and Nicholson escaped with few bruises The
scene at the wreck is appalling The won
der is how the passengers escaped I'M
hurt. Both engines are total wreck.
The combination smoking and bag
gage-car on the south-bound train
| was telescoped by the day coach in the rear
! fully two-thirds of it's length Several pas
sengers were in the day coach, but FORUM
ately none in the smoking apartm emit
of the combination car A brake
man in the baggage-car was instantly
killed The occupants of the sleeping car
were unhurt Both trains were lightly
| loaded or che loss of life would have been
greater. Conductor Wolcott was in charge
of the north-bound train and Conductor
Clark of the south-bound train; both es-
capped unhurt
| The trains collided without the least warn
ing. A heavy fog obscured the vision of the
| engineers, and as the road curved
about the high bluffs along the river
bank the whistle, if sounded, could
not be heard The collision occurred
before the air-brakes could be set, and the
occupants of the cabs literally broken into
fragments The loss to the railroad co1npa-
ny on rolling stock will fall short of $780,
600, besides liability to the injured and rel
atives of the unfortur ate employees.
The accident is believed to be due to the
carelessness of the train dispatcher at La
Crosse and the policy of the railroad COM
pany. AS matter of economy no night
operators are employed at the sta
tions between Dubuque and Lacrosse. Con-
ductor Wolcott, of the Unbound train.
was late in leaving Dubuque and thought it
prudent to wait for the south bound train,
instead of pulling out and passing it at Peru
J station, about seven miles north, as was
customary. He and Engineer Winches-
ter both refused to move on the first
order from the dispatcher at La
| Crosse, as the south-bound train was nearly
due. The absence of night operators rep-
dered it impossible at this early hour to To-
cate this train. The second order from the
dispatcher was imperative and the train
started, only to meet with death and de-
struction two miles up the road
FOUR CARLOADS OF DYNAMITE EXPLODE.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept 2O-Two freight
| trains collided on the northern branch OF
the Pennsylvania railroad Saturday night
and four box cars loaded with giant powder
exploded, wrecking about twenty-five cars,
which afterwards caught fire and with their
contents were consumed. Three brakemen
were hurt The money loss is 100000
The accident is attributed to the fault of
the train dispatcher
FATAL WRECK ON THE FORT WAYNE ROAD.
CINCINNATI o., Sept 2O-The first Sec
ton of freight train on the Pittsburgh,
Fort Wayne & Chicago railroad broke down
near Forest at four a. m. yesterday, and the
second section collided with it. John
Bough fireman of the second section,
was killed Several cars of oil in the
second section caught fire and soon the en-
tire forepart of the train was wrapped in
flames. While the trainmen were trying to
subdue the fire car loaded with dynamite
exploded with terrible violence, destroying
several cars, tearing up the track, and in
iuring Engineer Lyons of the second section
and tramp named George Smith.
TWO MEN KILLED BY TRAIN.
DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 20.-James Dolan
and a companion, supposed to be William
Banks, of Wyandotte, got drunk and went
to sleep on the Lake Shore track near this
city Sunday. They were run over by q
freight train, and Dolan was Instantly
killed Banks was taken to the hospital,
where he died shortly afterward. .lt.....,
FATHER. AND SON KILLED. ,.s..,
NATION, Ill, Sept 2O.--The Bee line lin
| tied. running between this city and Indian
apolis, met with an accident at Fern, Ind,
last evening, in which the engine was over
turned and Mike Redington, the engineer,
and the fireman, Redington's son, were
killed. s<s.> ri >.s-s-..,: .:.,..
DROWNED IN GENEVA LAKE. ..
LAKE GENEVA, Wis, Sept 2O.-At about
1880 Saturday night an unusual splashing of
water and cries from people in a row-boat
were heard on the lake opposite Cooks
landing. Parties hearing this started at
once in row-hoats to the spot, but could
only find an empty boat and hat floating
upon the water They anchored the empty
boat, and yesterday morning an early search
was made and three young mems bodies
were found lying few feet apart only ten
rods from the shore and in as many feet of
water. Their names are Winfield J. Nc
Auliffee, of Chicago; Ned Burdick and Tony
Yorkshire, laborer for Ed Ayres
EIGHT MEN KILLED ON A STEAMER.
LONDON, Sept 20.-Eight men were killed
in boiler explosion yesterday On board the
steamship Elbe, built for the West India
trade. The vessel was on a trial trip to
Stokes bay. Aa - s<isa.s
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